The homogeneous 25-kg bar AB is supported by a ball-and-socket joint at A. End B, which leans against a frictionless vertical wall, is kept from sliding by the horizontal force P. Determine P and the force exerted by the wall at B.

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The homogeneous 25-kg bar AB is supported by a ball-and-socket joint at A. End B, which leans against a frictionless vertical wall, is kept from sliding by the horizontal force P. Determine P and the force exerted by the wall at B.

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